‘This is a very stupid idea’: Lawyer of Tina Peters addresses citizens threatening to take action
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) - It’s been almost a week since President Trump announced a full pardon of Tina Peters after her nine-year sentence handed down in October 2024.
Peters is convicted of a data-breach scheme she claims aimed to prove widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.
On the same day, KRDO13 received a letter from her legal team demanding that no citizens interfere with her release, saying in part, "Tina and her attorneys are asking for anyone who is threatening to take such action to cease and desist."
This comes after the Colorado Department of Corrections refused to accept a federal pardon for Peters, according to her attorney, Peter Ticktin. Now, people are threatening to take her out by force.
"This is a very stupid idea. She's not going to break the law. She's not going to turn into a fugitive. She's never committed a crime in her life, and she's not going to become a fool now and start committing crimes," says Tickten.
Ticktin is demanding that people avoid interfering with her release, stating that Peters is not associated with these claims.
"When I discussed it with her, she was horrified by the the whole idea, we don't want any confusion at all. This is not something that is emanating from inside," says Ticktin.
Ticktin tells us the next step in her case is to move forward to the federal court and ask for a declaratory relief.
KRDO13 reached out to CDOC about added security or concerns; they have not yet responded.
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